Fan help

[Taube]

Guys I have a 1996 Ford Explorer with 5.0 and a steel fan blade in 1998 they have a plastic one can I order it instead? Will it work ?

 

[crunchie_frog]

Yes, interchangeable.

 

[410Fortune]

The metal fan was 96-97
In 98-01 they were plastic

Plastic much cheaper for ford to build

 

[tinman_72]

I replaced the plastic fan and fan clutch on my beater '99 a couple years ago due to cracked plastic. Fast forward to last summer, I had to replace the fan in my '98 daily driver for the same reason. I was going to take the plastic fan off the '99 and put it on the '98 only to find that it was already starting to crack so I went with a new metal one.

 

[Taube]

Oh ok hmm maybe I will just re order the metal one mine got bent though plastic be lighter

I replaced the plastic fan and fan clutch on my beater '99 a couple years ago due to cracked plastic. Fast forward to last summer, I had to replace the fan in my '98 daily driver for the same reason. I was going to take the plastic fan off the '99 and put it on the '98 only to find that it was already starting to crack so I went with a new metal one.

 

[Fix4Dirt]

usually metal > plastic imo it lasts a ton longer... not sure about fans, but when theres a chance i prefer to use metal (like the thermostat housings ont he 4.0 SOHCs for example)

 

[Taube]

usually metal > plastic imo it lasts a ton longer... not sure about fans, but when theres a chance i prefer to use metal (like the thermostat housings ont he 4.0 SOHCs for example)

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